Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-07-01
ANrNTERvIEw WITH DIR. PRENTICE
CT 62G SUFFER- ST., SAN
FRANCISCO.

After ealing several times at DIR. Prentice's
office and finding 1t thronsed with patients,
an audience was gained late in the evening
with Dr. Prentice at GIG Suffer Street. His
Offices are centrally located, Icing on the line
of the Sutter Street caLle cars. Tie Doctor
appears t. lie a man of about 40 years of age,
not as old as one might expect for a man ot
his world wide reputation.
"Doctor, it is said that You have consented
to remain until the first of June. Is It's =
Yes; in compliance with many requests Of
patients wishing to see me. liVi K at a d.
lance, l have postponed my visit to Europe
until the first of June
doctor, many marvellous stories are told
about you strengthening cross-eyes In less than
q minute, and making the blind see as did the
disciples Of old. :"
"How many patients have you had during
your stay of four months in Saa Francisco!
'Well sir, replied the Doctor, without re-
ferring to my books, should say about 1000"
Gould you cts us some cases of your rapid
and marvellous cures p
Il think the best way would be TO demon
strate it to you right now and here"
Whereupon he took me into his operating
room, W here Miss Mcnamara Of San ltafael,
Cal, was waiting to have her eye straig htened,
which had been crossed all her life. 1t was
terrible Disagreement to the girl. Without
more ado, an assistant, holding the eye open,
! DIR. Prentice proceeded with the operation.
Not moan nor sound escaped tho patient
to indicate that she suffered any pain. After
n few deXterous movements, and III less than
thirty seconds by the watch, Dr. Prentice said.
1T is done; you arc cross-eyed no longer"
| And as looked her again in the face could
| scarcely believe the transformation for beau
| tiful girl stood before me, who but a few mo-
ments previous wore an ugly cross-eyed ex-
preston.
doctor, are you ever obliged to use chloro-
tl,,. "a, IL
"No; | do my work rapidly and easily, and
my patients never complain Of pain"
"Do y u possess or try to exert any magnet
ic power?'
81 do not try to exert any particular mag
netic power. deal honestly with my patients
and trust in providence tor the best results
and get them"
is your treatment for Diseased Eyes
; Catarrh and Deafness different from that per
sued in this country?'
"Yes; for l do not use any caustics at all
such as nitrate of silver, ulphate of copper
nitric acid and the like. / use the mildes
remedies possible, that do not pain the eye a
all, and / get quicker and more permanen
, cures than | ever did with the old harsh treat
| ment."
..Do You treat all diseases?'
f'I prefer that only those cases will come t.
, me for treatment who have tried all the othe
means withintheir reach and failed to getwel
lb1SSucn cases JnaC e maze nelny reputatlo
and take great pride in them. L do nc
wish to interfere with the general practitiene
t and would prefer that ordinary cases shoul
a 90 to him. There are enough so-called il
corrabe cases, to keep me busy, such as catarrl
e deafness, piles, fissure andulcer of the rectun
Y which usually cure in one treatment, so tn;
il the patient, if living at distance, can retul
r.. home in from one to three days. Judge Linz
,' sey, president of the Gainesville, Nations
e Bank, after all other treatments had faile
to cure his piles, was cured in one treatmei
and returned to his distant home the san
day. The cure is always permanent becau
II | remove the Cause"
'And you will positively remain until Jur
10 the first"
N eyes think that will leave June frs
=, and until that time can always be seen at 6.
Suffer Street, San Francisco" During tn
III interview the offices became crowded
e. sulfocation with patients, were oblige
to bid the doctor good evening. We recor
mend everyone to send stamp and get ID
ii Prentice's journal the "New Idea" which WI
t. be mailed free to any address
DIR. PRENTICE, 626 Suffer ST.. San Francisc